CVE-2023-48052 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Missing SSL certificate validation in HTTPie v3.2.2 allows attackers to eavesdrop on communications between the host and server via a man-in-the-middle attack.

Published: 2023-11-16

Score: 7.4 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:httpie:httpie:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-0095	Missing SSL certificate validation in HTTPie v3.2.2 allows attackers to eavesdrop on communications between the host and server via a man-in-the-middle attack.
Github GHSA	GHSA-8r96-8889-qg2x	HTTPie allows attackers to eavesdrop on communications between the host and server via a man-in-the-middle attack

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00115.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://gxx777.github.io/HTTPie_3.2.2_Cryptographic_API_Misuse_Vulnerability.md

History

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Wed, 14 Aug 2024 20:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-599

Subscriptions

Httpie Httpie

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2023-11-16T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-14T18:16:44.448Z

Reserved: 2023-11-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-48052

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T21:23:38.643Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-11-16T18:15:07.250

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:31:02.577

Link: CVE-2023-48052

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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